Monday, September 26, 2005

Guantanamo detainee says US wanted him to spy on Al Jazeera

According to this article, from the Guardian, a captive who has been held for over 3 years without any charges by the US, at their Guantanamo torture chamber, was told that he would be released as long as he spied on journalists at Al Jazeera:

The journalist has been in the prison without charge for three-and-a-half years after being accused by the US of being a terrorist, allegations he denies. He claims that he has been interrogated more than 100 times but not asked about alleged terrorist offences. Instead, Sami Muhyideen al-Hajj says US military personnel have alleged during interrogation that al-Jazeera has been infiltrated by al-Qaida and that one of its presenters is linked to Islamists.